SME Women in Business Woman of Excellence Nomination Form Nominee must live and work within a 100 mile radius of Sioux Falls Scroll to the bottom to fill in the form on line, or click here to get a hard copy of the form. March 25, 2010  -- DEADLINE Categories of Award: 1)  Young Women of Excellence**       Include DOB:  Must be less than 35 years old as of 4/26/11 2)  Women Breaking Barriers 3)  Women Mentoring Women 4)  Women Working Through the Decades**         Include DOB:  Must be at least 55 years old before 4/26/11 **Two categories require Date of Birth THE NOMINATION SHOULD INCLUDE AN ESSAY (500 words or less answering the following questions related to the respective nomination category).  Please use the Nomination info area below for your essay.   Women Breaking Barriers 1)      What is the barrier this woman is working to overcome? 2)        How does this woman professionally handle obstacles that present themselves? Women Mentoring Women 1)        How has this woman supported, encouraged, coached, and mentored other women to take risks, develop skills and grow in their areas of expertise? 2)        Describe how this woman has dedicated herself to the betterment of women in their professional and life journeys. Young Women of Excellence (must be less than 35 years old as of 4/26/11) 1)        How has this woman demonstrated outstanding skill, commitment, and accomplishment in her chosen field of interest? 2)        What has this woman done to create opportunities to use her skill to enhance the lives of other people? Women Working Through the Decades (must be at least 55 years of age as of 4/26/11) 1)        How has this woman enhanced her community -- over multiple decades -- by working to increase public awareness, while creating various opportunities, programs and or support systems to deal with a variety of community situations or environments that previously had not received adequate attention or commitment? 2)        What specifically has this woman done to create awareness and instigate change where it was needed?   “Your nominee will be contacted and informed that she has been nominated and will be offered the opportunity to submit a resume or additional background information.” To submit information, please complete the following form. Nominee First Name: Nominee Last Name: Nominee Address: City State      Zip Nominee Phone: Nominee email: Date of Birth** Category of Nomination from above Nomination Info In what capacity do you know the nominee?: Nominating group (if applicable): Please indicate how your nominee qualifies as a Women of Excellence: (500 words or less) The undersigned certifies the submitted information is true. The nominator consents to allow the judges to reassign the nomination category if they unanimously deem it more appropriate. The nominator understands the importance of being present at the SME Women in Business event on April 27, 2010 in the evening and will make every attempt to attend with the nominee. Signature of Nominator: __________________________________________   Nominator's Name Nominator's Place of Employment Nominator's Address Nominator's City Nominator's State    Nominators Zip Nominator's Phone Nominator's Email Comments:  Sue Ford Executive Director Sales & Marketing Executives, Inc. of Sioux Falls PO Box 90310 Sioux Falls, SD  57109-0310 Phone:  605-336-5626  Fax:  605-362-6682 Email:  Sue@smesiouxfalls.org